Girls' name · since 1998
Malajah
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 235 babies named Malajah, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,195 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 235
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
235 girls have been named Malajah since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Malajah has 235 recorded births among girls since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2021.
- #18,195 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 235 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malajah ranks #18,195 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 235 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,195 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 235
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Malajah's 235 recorded births place it above 74.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Malajah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Malajah splits its recorded history at 2009: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Malajah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2021
- Peak year (2012)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Malajah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (114 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Malajah's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Malajah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
114 births
- 2010s
2010s
111 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 114 births (49% of all-time use).
Malajah by state
Where Malajah concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 2.1% |
5 of 235 births nationwide.
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What to do with Malajah's data
- Malajah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Malajahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Malajah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Malajah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.